Rajya Sabha
- India
Maha BJP MP wants to ‘burn’ Rahul Gandhi’s tongue, MVA livid
Nagpur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Anil Bonde has called for ‘burning’ the tongue of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, sparking a fresh row with the Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders fuming,…
- India
With 6 nominated members, NDA has slender majority in RS
New Delhi: The BJP-led NDA has a slender majority in Rajya Sabha with the support of six nominated members, which would help the party get the nod for key legislations such as…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: 2 Rajya Sabha MPs of YSRCP deny plans to resign
Amaravati: A day after the party lost two Rajya Sabha members, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MPs Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy and Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose on Friday denied that they are planning…
- Andhra Pradesh
Two Rajya Sabha members of YSRCP quit, to join TDP
Amaravati: In a big shock to the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), its MPs Mopidevi Venkataramana and Beeda Mastan Rao on Thursday resigned from the Rajya Sabha. The MPs met Vice President and…
- India
Twelve members elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Twelve candidates including nine from BJP, two from its allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and one from Congress have been elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha in the elections…
- Telangana
RS bypoll: Abhishek Manu Singhvi files nomination from Telangana
Hyderabad: Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Monday filed nomination for the by-election to Rajya Sabha from Telangana. Accompanied by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, Ministers Uttam Kumar Reddy,…
- Telangana
Telangana CLP endorses Singhvi candidature for RS bypoll
Hyderabad: The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in Telangana on Sunday night endorsed the candidature of Abhishek Singhvi for the upcoming Rajya Sabha bypoll in the state. The Congress leader and senior lawyer…
- India
BJP has neither been secular nor civil: Sibal on PM’s remarks on UCC
New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for a “secular civil code”, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Friday alleged that the BJP has neither been…
- India
Dhankhar-Jaya face-off: Scindia says Oppn must apologise to VP
Gwalior: Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday demanded that the Opposition apologise to Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdish Dhankhar, referring to a spat between the chair and Samajwadi…
- India
BRS MP demands resumption of FCI rice supply for ethanol production
New Delhi: BRS leader B Parthasaradhi Reddy on Friday urged the government to restore the supply of broken and surplus rice through Food Corporation of India (FCI) for grain-based ethanol makers, which…
- India
Vinesh Phogat should get Bharat Ratna or RS nomination: Abhishek
New Delhi: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat should either be awarded the Bharat Ratna or nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee said. In a shocking reversal of…
- India
Oppn MPs walk out after Kharge denied to speak on Vinesh Phogat
New Delhi: Opposition members in Rajya Sabha shouted slogans demanding justice for wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was disqualified from the Paris Olympics after being found overweight ahead of her 50kg final match,…
- India
FM Sitharaman tables Appropriation (No 2) Bill 2024 in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday introduced the Appropriation (No 2) Bill 2024 in the Rajya Sabha which authorises certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund of India for services…
- India
India monitoring situation with regard to minorities in Bangladesh: Jaishankar in RS
New Delhi: India is monitoring the situation with regard to minorities in Bangladesh and is in “close and continuous” touch with the Indian community there through its diplomatic missions, the government informed…
- News
8 Indians serving in Russian armed forces died: Govt in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Eight Indians working in the Russian armed forces have died and 12 others already left the military, the government said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. In reply to a…
